For Game of Thrones Taylor has directed episodes 9 and 10 of the first season and was the only Season 1 director to return for Season 2, where he directed episodes 1-2, 8 and 10. He also joined the production team as a co-executive producer for the second season.

Taylor's availability for the third season of Thrones was reduced after it was announced that he would be directing the movie Thor: The Dark World for Marvel Studios in 2012. It was initially hoped that he would still be able to direct one episode of the season,[1] but it was later revealed that the Thor: The Dark World schedule would not allow this.[2]